PRESIDENTIAL RANKINGS
Schlessinger Poll (1948)
GREAT
1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. F.D. Roosevelt
4. Wilson
5. Jefferson
6. Jackson
NEAR GREAT
7. T. Roosevelt
8. Cleveland
9. J. Adams
10. Polk
AVERAGE
11. J.Q. Adams
12. Monroe
13. Hayes
14. Madison
15. Van Buren
16. Taft
17. Arthur
18. McKinley
19. A. Johnson
20. Hoover
21. B. Harrison
BELOW AVERAGE
22. Tyler
23. Coolidge
24. Fillmore
25. Taylor
26. Buchanan
27. Pierce
FAILURE
28. Grant
29. Harding
* Does not include W.H. Harrison or Garfield
Schlessinger Poll (1962)
GREAT
1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. F.D. Roosevelt
4. Wilson
5. Jefferson
NEAR GREAT
6. Jackson
7. T. Roosevelt
8. Polk
9. Truman
10. J. Adams
11. Cleveland
AVERAGE
12. Madison
13. J.Q. Adams
14. Hayes
15. McKinley
16. Taft
17. Van Buren
18. Monroe
19. Hoover
20. B. Harrison
21. Arthur
22. Eisenhower
23. A. Johnson
BELOW AVERAGE
24. Taylor
25. Tyler
26. Fillmore
27. Coolidge
28. Pierce
29. Buchanan
FAILURE
30. Grant
31. Harding
* Does not include W.H. Harrison or Garfield
Porter Poll (1981)
GREAT
1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. F.D. Roosevelt
4. Jefferson
5. T. Roosevelt
NEAR GREAT
6. Wilson
7. Jackson
8. Truman
9. Polk
10. J. Adams
11. L.B. Johnson
AVERAGE
12. Eisenhower
13. Madison
14. Kennedy
15. Cleveland
16. McKinley
17. Monroe
18. J.Q. Adams
19. Van Buren
20. Hayes
21. Taft
22. Hoover
23. Carter
24. Arthur
25. B. Harrison
26. Ford
BELOW AVERAGE
27. Taylor
28. Tyler
29. Fillmore
30. Coolidge
31. A. Johnson
32. Grant
33. Pierce
FAILURE
34. Nixon
35. Buchanan
36. Harding
* Does not include W.H. Harrison or Garfield
Murray-Blessing Poll (1982)
GREAT
1. Lincoln
2. F. Roosevelt
3. Washington
4. Jefferson
NEAR GREAT
5. T. Roosevelt
6. Wilson
7. Jackson
8. Truman
ABOVE AVERAGE
9. J. Adams
10. L.B. Johnson
11. Eisenhower
12. Polk
13. Kennedy
14. Madison
15. Monroe
16. J.Q. Adams
17. Cleveland
AVERAGE
18. McKinley
19. Taft
20. Van Buren
21. Hoover
22. Hayes
23. Arthur
24. Ford
25. Carter
26. B. Harrison
BELOW AVERAGE
27. Taylor
28. Tyler
29. Fillmore
30. Coolidge
* Does not include W.H. Harrison or Garfield
Chicago Tribune Poll (1982)
1. Lincoln
2. F.D. Roosevelt
3. Washington
4. T. Roosevelt
5. Jefferson
6. Jackson
7. Wilson
8. Truman
9. Eisenhower
10. McKinley
11. Polk
12. L.B. Johnson
13. Cleveland
14. Kennedy
15. J. Adams
16. Monroe
17. Madison
18. Van Buren
19. J.Q. Adams
20. Taft
21. Hoover
22. Hayes
23. Ford
24. Arthur
25. B. Harrison
26. Carter
27. Coolidge
28. Taylor
29. Tyler
30. Grant
31. Fillmore
32. A. Johnson
33. Garfield
34. Nixon
35. Pierce
36. Buchanan
37. Harding
38. W.H. Harrison
Schlessinger, Jr. Poll (1996)
GREAT
1. Lincoln
2. Washington
3. F.D. Roosevelt
NEAR GREAT
4. Jefferson
5. Jackson
6. T. Roosevelt
7. Wilson
8. Truman
9. Polk
HIGH AVERAGE
10. Eisenhower
11. J. Adams
12. Kennedy
13. Cleveland
14. L.B. Johnson
15. Monroe
16. McKinley
LOW AVERAGE
17. Madison
18. J.Q. Adams
19. B. Harrison
20. Clinton
21. Van Buren
22. Taft
23. Hayes
24. G.H.W. Bush
25. Reagan
26. Arthur
27. Carter
28. Ford
BELOW AVERAGE
29. Taylor
30. Coolidge
31. Fillmore
32. Tyler
FAILURE
33. Pierce
34. Grant
35. Hoover
36. Nixon
37. A. Johnson
38. Buchanan
39. Harding
* Does not rank W.H. Harrison or Garfield
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Poll (2000)
GREAT
1. Washington
2. Lincoln
NEAR GREAT
3. Jefferson
4. Jackson
5. Reagan
6. T. Roosevelt
7. F. Roosevelt
8. Eisenhower
HIGH AVERAGE
9. J. Adams
10. J.Q. Adams
11. Cleveland
12. McKinley
13. Taft
14. Coolidge
15. Truman
16. Polk
17. Monroe
LOW AVERAGE
18. Madison
19. Van Buren
20. Ford
21. B. Harrison
22. Hayes
23. Garfield
24. Arthur
25. G. Bush
BELOW AVERAGE
26. Tyler
27. Fillmore
28. Wilson
29. Kennedy
30. Nixon
31. Hoover
FAILURE
32. Buchanan
33. Grant
34. Harding
35. L. Johnson
36. Carter
37. Clinton
38. Pierce
39. A. Johnson
The Federalist Society/Wall Street Journal Poll (2000)
GREAT
1. Washington
2. Lincoln
3. F. Roosevelt
NEAR GREAT
4. Jefferson
5. T. Roosevelt
6. Jackson
7. Truman
8. Reagan
9. Eisenhower
10. Polk
11. Wilson
ABOVE AVERAGE
12. Cleveland
13. J. Adams
14. McKinley
15. Madison
16. Monroe
17. L. Johnson
18. Kennedy
AVERAGE
19. Taft
20. J.Q. Adams
21. G. Bush
22. Hayes
23. Van Buren
24. Clinton
25. Coolidge
26. Arthur
BELOW AVERAGE
27. B. Harrison
28. Ford
29. Hoover
30. Carter
31. Taylor
32. Grant
33. Nixon
34. Tyler
35. Fillmore
FAILURE
36. A. Johnson
37. Pierce
38. Harding
39. Buchanan
C-SPAN Historian Poll (2000)
1. Lincoln
2. F.D. Roosevelt
3. Washington
4. T. Roosevelt
5. Truman
6. Wilson
7. Jefferson
8. Kennedy
9. Eisenhower
10. L.B. Johnson
11. Reagan
12. Polk
13. Jackson
14. Monroe
15. McKinley
16. J. Adams
17. Cleveland
18. Madison
19. J.Q. Adams
20. G.H.W. Bush
21. Clinton
22. Carter
23. Ford
24. Taft
25. Nixon
26. Hayes
27. Coolidge
28. Taylor
29. Garfield
30. Van Buren
31. B. Harrison
32. Arthur
33. Grant
34. Hoover
35. Fillmore
36. Tyler
37. W.H. Harrison
38. Harding
39. Pierce
40. A. Johnson
41. Buchanan
